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Pi 2 Design was created as an off-shoot of Cogent Computer Systems, Inc., who have been manufacturing and delivering advanced embedded solutions since 1992. Pi 2 Design will focus on Raspberry Pi based add-ons, products and design services.

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Pi 2 Design has unveiled the newest edition to their catalog of Raspberry Pi based add-ons and products. The PI2MEDIA HT1 is a fully integrated Media Player and Streamer featuring High Resolution 7.1 Surround Sound. At the core of the PI2MEDIA HT1 is the high performance quad core Raspberry Pi® 2 Model B. Running industry standard Open Source Media Center (OSMC) out of the box, the PI2MEDIA HT1 can also boot all Raspberry Pi supported Operating Systems.

This All Sounds (and Looks) Really Great! But hasn't this already been done?

Well, yes, and no! Most features of the PI2MEDIA HT1 are available in some form or another from a variety of other companies. Roku, Amazon-TV, Chromecast, etc all allow you to stream video from their list of network sources. There are external devices that will take an HDMI source and output 7.1 surround sound. FiveNinjas and others have taken the Raspberry Pi® Compute Module and created integrated streaming and serving boxes. And of course, many, many of you have bought a Raspberry Pi, added OSMC or Kodi and enjoyed the fruits (pun intended) of the Open Source support for the Pi.

But Wait, There's More!

The PI2MEDIA HT1 takes the streaming features of those closed commercial media players, adds the HDMI to surround sound output without an external device and combines it all with the Open Source software and support of the Raspberry Pi community, into one beautiful, compact, low-power, remote controllable, hackable, user update-able, affordable platform! While the default SBC used on the PI2MEDIA HT1 is the Raspberry PI® 2 Model B, planned (subject to change) alternate SBC options include the Odroid C2, which adds a higher performance 64-Bit ARM Quad Core CPU and Gigabit Ethernet, as well as the UP-Board with Intel x86 Quad Core and Gigabit Ethernet.

What else is included?

The PI2MEDIA HT1 offers a true "out of the box" experience. All you need is a power outlet and your favorite TV or Monitor! Each unit ships with: